About Outcome Books

What do outcomes books contain?

Designed for a healthcare provider audience, the outcomes books contain:

A summary of our surgical and medical trends and approaches

Data on patient volume and outcomes

A review of new technologies and innovations

Are all Cleveland Clinic outcomes reported?

Although we are unable to report all outcomes for all treatments provided at Cleveland Clinic,
omission of outcomes for a particular treatment does not mean we necessarily do not offer that
treatment.

Our goal is to increase outcomes reporting each year. When outcomes for a specific treatment are
unavailable, we often report process measures that have documented relationships with improved
outcomes.

When process measures are unavailable, we report volume measures; a volume/outcome relationship
has been demonstrated for many treatments, particularly those involving surgical technique.

What are the data sources for the outcomes books?

Cleveland Clinic supports transparent public reporting of healthcare quality data and
participates in the following public reporting initiatives. Each is a source for certain indicators
(and benchmarks) that are included in Cleveland Clinic outcomes books: